diff --git a/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs b/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
index f0f66f47..b29ae0d7 100644
--- a/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
@@ -323,10 +323,13 @@ fn garbage_collection_status(
 
     let store = param["store"].as_str().unwrap();
 
+    let datastore = DataStore::lookup_datastore(&store)?;
+
     println!("Garbage collection status on store {}", store);
 
-    Ok(json!(null))
+    let status = datastore.last_gc_status();
 
+    Ok(serde_json::to_value(&status)?)
 }
 
 pub fn api_method_garbage_collection_status() -> ApiMethod {
@@ -391,7 +394,7 @@ pub fn router() -> Router {
                 {"subdir": "gc" },
                 {"subdir": "groups" },
                 {"subdir": "snapshots" },
-                {"subdir": "status" },
+                //{"subdir": "status" },
                 {"subdir": "prune" },
            ])),
             ObjectSchema::new("Directory index.")
diff --git a/src/backup/chunk_store.rs b/src/backup/chunk_store.rs
index 03c43198..33a50dde 100644
--- a/src/backup/chunk_store.rs
+++ b/src/backup/chunk_store.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
+use serde_derive::Serialize;
 
 use openssl::sha;
 
 use crate::tools;
 
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize)]
 pub struct GarbageCollectionStatus {
+    pub upid: Option<String>,
     pub used_bytes: usize,
     pub used_chunks: usize,
     pub disk_bytes: usize,
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ pub struct GarbageCollectionStatus {
 impl Default for GarbageCollectionStatus {
     fn default() -> Self {
         GarbageCollectionStatus {
+            upid: None,
             used_bytes: 0,
             used_chunks: 0,
             disk_bytes: 0,
diff --git a/src/backup/datastore.rs b/src/backup/datastore.rs
index fa7126c6..b24ae412 100644
--- a/src/backup/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/backup/datastore.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ lazy_static!{
 pub struct DataStore {
     chunk_store: Arc<ChunkStore>,
     gc_mutex: Mutex<bool>,
+    last_gc_status: Mutex<GarbageCollectionStatus>,
 }
 
 impl DataStore {
@@ -65,9 +66,12 @@ impl DataStore {
 
         let chunk_store = ChunkStore::open(store_name, path)?;
 
+        let gc_status = GarbageCollectionStatus::default();
+
         Ok(Self {
             chunk_store: Arc::new(chunk_store),
             gc_mutex: Mutex::new(false),
+            last_gc_status: Mutex::new(gc_status),
         })
     }
 
@@ -225,7 +229,11 @@ impl DataStore {
         }
 
         Ok(())
-   }
+    }
+
+    pub fn last_gc_status(&self) -> GarbageCollectionStatus {
+        self.last_gc_status.lock().unwrap().clone()
+    }
 
     pub fn garbage_collection(&self, worker: Arc<WorkerTask>) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
@@ -236,7 +244,7 @@ impl DataStore {
             let oldest_writer = self.chunk_store.oldest_writer();
 
             let mut gc_status = GarbageCollectionStatus::default();
-            gc_status.used_bytes = 0;
+            gc_status.upid = Some(worker.to_string());
 
             worker.log("Start GC phase1 (mark chunks)");
 
@@ -250,6 +258,8 @@ impl DataStore {
             worker.log(&format!("Disk bytes: {}", gc_status.disk_bytes));
             worker.log(&format!("Disk chunks: {}", gc_status.disk_chunks));
 
+            *self.last_gc_status.lock().unwrap() = gc_status;
+
         } else {
             bail!("Start GC failed - (already running/locked)");
         }